Cigar wrapper



Nov; 20, 1923.

M. s. HEINEMAN CIGAR WRAPPER I Filed Feb. 12, 1923 Patented Nov. 29, 1923.

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MORTIMER S. HEINEIFIAN, OF BALTIMIOBE, MARYLAND.

GIG-AR WRAPPER.

Application filed February 12 1923. Serial No. $18,606.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that l, MORTIMER S. HEINE- MAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city (if Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar Wrappers, of which the following is a specification.

The practice or" wrapping cigars individually to retain the moisture and to protect them from breakage when carried in the pocket and with less necessity under othe circumstances is an old one and familiar to every cigar smoker, but this practice has not been generally adopted and it is intact pretty well understood that the majority of the cigars so wrapped are'of the poorest quality, in fact most of them are very low priced cigars. One reason for this is that the better grade of cigars being made of the more pleasantly flavored tobaccos, attract the customer on account of the flavor and it is necessary to have the wrapper exposed in order to get the benefit of this selling force, and further the trade is to a considerable extent suspicious of the unfamiliar cigar which is wholly concealed by a wrapper and even where the smoker is familiar with the band he prefers to inspect his individual cigars.

It is on account of the conditions thus presented that comparatively few high grade cigars are wrapped and for this reason the smoker who buys more cigars than are necessary for immediate consumption loses a large proportion on account of breakage in the pocket and by drying.

The present invention provides a wrapper which fully protects the cigar both by retaining the moisture and preventing breakage in the pocket and at the same time leaves it sufliciently exposed to enable the purchaser to judge the workmanship, color, selection of wrapper and quality of the tobacco.

The particular form of wrapper which I have shown has the further advantages that while it is securely held by means of a suitable adhesive so as to prevent displacement by the vibration of the banding machine or in carrying, the wrapper is so designed as to prevent the adhesive from coming in contact with the cigar.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated a cigar wrapped in accordance with my invention. I have also shown a pattern of wrapper which has been found acceptable and a cigar to which such a, wrapper has been partially applied. I

In the drawing:

cigar; I

Figure 2 is a similar elevation showing the cigar partly wrapped; and

Figure 3 shows the wrapper flat. Referring to the drawing by numerals: it

Figure 1 is an elevation of a wrapped The cigar l which is shown in Figuresl and 2 with the tuck or cut end up, is partlally enclosed within the wrapper 2 which lS rolled about the cigar covering the tuck end. S and the greater portionof the length from the tuck end to the lower end of the cigar. In the form shown the wrapping extends about threo quarters of the length of the cigar. The free edge ofthe wrapper indicated by reference character 8 is protected by any preferred type of band 5 which ordinarily serves in addition to protecting the edge of the wrapper the usual functions of a cigar band, i. e., it is of an ornamental nature and carries the trade-mark 6.

The blank which I have illustrated in Figure 1 has upper and lower or end edges corresponding to the upper and lower ends of the cigar as shown in Figure 1 and indicated in Figure 3 by reference characters 7 and 8, respectively, said edges being straight and parallel to each other, the side or inner and outer edges 9 and 10 being shown as likewise straight and parallel, but not at right angles to the upper and lower or end edges 7 and 8. The form of the wrapper shown being in the nature of a rhomboid wlth the sides 910 at angles of L5 and 135 respectively, with the top and bottom edges 7-8. The sharp corners at the opposite acute angles 13 and 11 are preferably removed for convenience in handling the wrapperand to avoid the difiiculty incident to fastening such a point or corner at the end of the wrapping operation.

This wrapping operation is started by holding the wrapper with the edges 7 and 8 at right angles to the length of the cigar in such a position that the wrapper will extend about a half inch beyond the upper end or tuck. One of the acute angle ends of the wrapper at 11 being passed around the cigar at a point about three-quarters of the length of the cigar from the tuck. From this position the cigar is rolled taking up the wrapper until the portion of the cigar for the length mentioned is completely covered and the Wrapper is rolled up on the cigar. A small quantity of adhesive having been applied at 12 near the upper position of the edge 9 to the inside of the wrapper this edge is pressed down and the top edge 7 is turned in, the cigar is then sent to the banding machine and'the band 5 applied about the free edge 8 of the wrapper.

It is, of course, understood that in pre paring the wrappers the paste 12 may be applied at the point indicated and permitted to dry being moistenedlinimediately before the edges are pressed together to finally close the wrapper. It will also be understood that the specific pattern of blank may be varied within the scope of my invention.

I have thus described specifically and indetail a slngle embodiment or my invention in order that the nature and operation of the same may be clear, however, the specific terms herein are used descriptively rather than in a limiting sense the scope of the invention being defined in the claims.

What I claim and desire to secure bv Let ters Patent is:

l. A cigar package comprising a cigar and a rapper of thin flexible material, the wrapper having two opposite substantially straight parallel edges and an end edge sharply inclined to said parallel edges, and

connecting said parallel edges, the wrapper wrapper, the other edge being tucked in about the end of the cigar, V

' 2. A cigar Wrapper blank having four substantially straight edges in the form of a rhomboid, the width of the wrapper between two of the opposite edges being trom' two-thirds to three-fourths the length of the cigar, the wrapper being adapted to be wrapped about the cigar with thes aid edges spaced as defined at right angles to the length of the cigar covering one end and the greaterportion of the length of the cigar substantially'as described. Signed by me at Baltimore, Maryland, this 6th day of February, 1923. 1

. 'MORTIMER S. HEINE 3 AN. Witnesses:

PORTER H. PLAUTT, CARRIE M. REEHY. 

